Baltimore Hundred near Frankford in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. George's United Methodist Church

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2024

1. St. George's United Methodist Church Marker

Inscription. The roots of this congregation can be traced to the late 1700’s, when Methodist pioneers such as Francis Asbury and Freeborn Garrettson visited this area to propagate the faith. Meetings were held in the open air and in private residences. By 1816 a group of local residents were joining together in worship. In 1833 land was purchased approximately one mile north here for the construction of a church. Services were held there until 1880, when the present church was erected on land purchased from John Steele. The new building was formally dedicated on December 12, 1880. A major renovation and expansion of the church was undertaken 1928-30.

Erected by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-109.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Delaware Public Archives series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1924.

Location. 38° 32.959′ N, 75° 8.871′ W. Marker is near Frankford, Delaware, in Sussex County. It is in Baltimore Hundred. It is at the intersection of Omar Road (County Road 54) and Vines Creek

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Road (State Route 26), on the right when traveling west on Omar Road. Located at the junction of Vines Creek Road (State Route 26),Omar Road and Powell Farm Road (County Road 365). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34337 Omar Rd, Frankford DE 19945, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Delaware’s Beaches.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

on the Delmarva Peninsula,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Blackwater Colored School (approx. ¼ mile away); Union Wesley United Methodist Church and Campground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Spring Banke (approx. half a mile away); Blackwater Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Nugget Hollow & G.P. Mining Co. (approx. 2.2 miles away); U.S. Army Radar Site 11

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2010

2. St. George's United Methodist Church Marker

This is a photo of the marker prior to it being repainted.

(approx. 2.7 miles away); Our Community's Role in World War II (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Our Community's Role in World War II (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankford.

St. George's United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 5, 2024

3. St. George's United Methodist Church

St. George's United Methodist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 11, 2010

4. St. George's United Methodist Church and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,185 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on November 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on October 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on November 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.